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1 May 2019 Following a record-breaking sponsorship round, the Risk & Assurance Group (RAG) has concluded annual sponsorship agreements with 13 suppliers of a wide range of products and services used by electronic communication providers to enhance their risk management and business assurance capabilities. Each business will contribute to the running costs of RAG, making it possible to run four major international conferences in cooperation with telcos around the world, as well as…

According to a recent announcement, US Ignite and ATIS have completed phase-one development of their Smart Cities Data Exchange framework, a project started in September 2018 to create a blueprint for the secure and interoperable exchange of data beyond city operational boundaries. More than ten community partners and nearly a dozen companies reportedly have joined the project working group. The consortium has defined its area of focus and created an implementation plan based on the…

Despite the highly competitive space for messaging (iMessage, WhatsApp, etc.), standard text messages still reign supreme with 97% of smartphone users sending them. That being said, service providers are continually looking for an edge to compete with the likes of Apple and Facebook and take back the phone. Enter Rich Communication Services (RCS). About a decade after its original conception by GSMA, service providers, smartphone manufacturers and the industry’s governing bodies are working…

Denver - April 10, 2019 – Competitive Carriers Association (CCA) today announced the winners of its 2019 Annual Excellence in Marketing Awards at CCA’s Mobile Carriers Show, taking place April 8-10 at the Gaylord Rockies. The Awards recognize members' most effective and innovative marketing campaigns. The annual Excellence in Marketing Awards honor one carrier member and one associate member in the following categories: animated online video; online advertising, print advertising, radio…

I recently had the pleasure of sitting down to lunch with Glenn Reynolds. Glenn is well-known throughout the FCBA and in December 2017, Glenn started the DC office for iconectiv as the Head of Governmental and Industry Affairs. As the entity that holds the contract for national number portability, iconectiv has plenty of issues keeping Glenn busy. Beyond his current work, however, over the years Glenn has had a wide range of different work experiences, moving among law firms, federal government…

I’ve lost track of the number of times I’ve had to tell someone that sending broadcast text messages from a regular phone number is a big no, no. These conversations are a constant reminder of just how far texting has evolved as a campaign tactic. Once a novelty, it’s now a necessary day-to-day tool that most campaigns use as part of their supporter and fundraising cultivation programs, as well as for field through their volunteer organizing and voter outreach campaigns. But with so…

A little more than one year since LF Networking (LFN)came together, the project continues to demonstrate strategic growth, with Telstra coming on in November, and the umbrella project representing ~70% of the world’s mobile subscribers. Working side by side with service providers in the technical projects has been critical to ensure that work coming out of LFN is relevant and useful for meeting their requirements. A small sample of these integrations and innovations will be on display once…